On 1 January 1995, the WTO and its new and sophisticated dispute settlement system entered into force. We have thus already entered the twenty-first year of its life. Although the number of disputes has dropped somewhat over the last decade, there is no sign of weakening. Indeed, during 2015, the year we discuss in this volume, the WTO adjudicating bodies issued 16 reports, including three reports discussing the extent of the reasonable period of time.

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